Batter board



Jufiy 31, 1951 w. R. BREUNINGER BATTER BOARD Filed April 28, 1950 INVENTOR.

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Application April 28, 1950, Serial No. 158,717

2 Claims. 1

My invention relates to improvements boards.

In building construction work batter boards are erected at the corners of the foundation or lot over which horizontal lines are stretched to define the shape of the building, positions of Walls and the like. The lines are arranged to define perfectly square corners and a true-horizontal plane or level. These batter boards are generally constructed by nailing wooden strips to upright wooden posts which are driven into the ground near the corners of the building. This construction is not satisfactory, since nails must be removed in order to adjust the batter board and the joints between the posts and batter boards frequently become loose and unreliable. Accordingly, a primary object of this invention is to provide improved batter boards including means for readily adjusting them vertically upon the posts carrying the batter boards, the construction bein such that the joints between the batter boards and posts are subject to substantially no damaging wear, so that theboards and posts can be used substantially indefinitely.

A further object is to provide batter boards and posts which are formed of metal, and which are highly simplified, compact and extremely sturdy and durable in construction. V

A still further object of the invention is to provide batter boards and posts of the abovementioned character which are inexpensive to manufacture, very easy to manipulate andwhich may be readily disassembled so that the various parts may be carried in a highly compact and convenient manner.

in batter Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of batter boards and posts embodying my invention, parts broken away;

Figure 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, vertical, sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, side elevational view of a batter board removed; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view, partly diagrammatic, and illustrating the use of batter boards in building .construction work.

In the drawings, where, for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral designates an elon- 2 gated, straight, vertical corner post, preferably formed from a unitary section of angle iron, or the like, and including a pair of fiat, integrally connected webs I i and I2 disposed at right angles to each other and defining a square corner, as shown. The bottom end of the post In is preferably beveled, as at l3, to facilitate drivin the post into the ground. The webs II and I2 are provided with elongated, longitudinal, straight, parallel slots l4 extending throughout substantially the entire length of the post In and spaced from the corner of thepost,'asshown.

End posts l5 are provided, and the posts I 5 are likewise preferably formed from unitary, straight sections of angle iron, and beveled at their bottom ends, as at l6,'to facilitate driving the end posts into the ground. The end posts l5 are preferably of the same length as the corner post In, and the end posts include integrally connected, fiat webs l1 and i8 arranged at right angles to each other, as shown. The webs l8 of the end posts [5 are arranged in alignment with the webs H and I2 in use, Figure 1, and the webs I 8 are provided with elongated, straight, narrow, vertical slots l9 extending throughout substantially the entire length of the end posts and parallel with the slots M of the corner post.

Separate, elongated, straight, horizontal batter boards or strips 20 are positioned adjacent to the outer faces of the webs l I, I2 and I8, and these batter boards are preferably'formed from unitary sections of strap iron, or the like, and are heavy enough so that they will not sag or deflect appreciably'between the corner and end posts in assembly. The batterboards 20 are preferably provided near their opposite :ends with longitudinally spaced, adjusting openings 2|, any of which are adapted to receive bolts 22, or the like, which extend through the adjacent slots l4 and IQ of the corner and end posts. Wing nuts 23 are mounted upon the bolts 22 to facilitate adjusting the batter boards 28 vertically upon the posts Ill and H5. The batter boards 20 are disposed edgewise with their opposite, flat faces arranged vertically in assembly, and the inner faces of the batter boards contact the adjacent fiat flanges H, l2 and I8, as shown. The'batter boards are provided in their top longitudinal edges with a plurality of longitudinally equidistantly spaced notches 24, and the batter boards are thus notched throughout substantially their entire length, as shown. The notches 24 are preferably approximately of an inch wide and of an inch deep, although these dimensions may vary, and the notches are preferably spaced approximately A of an inch apart, and this spacing may likewise be varied, if desired.

In use, Figure 4, before startin to construct a building or the like, sets or pairs of batter boards 20 and the posts carrying them are positioned near the corners of the building, and the posts 10 and I5 are driven into the ground. Lines 25 having weights 26 secured to their opposite ends are hung over 'the 'batterboards '26 of the corner sets, andthe lines are positioned in selected notches 24 for defining perfectly square corners at the intersections or crossing points of the lines 25. The weights 2B maintain the lines 25 taut, and the lines may define the shape oithe building to be erected and the positions of; walls;

curbing and the like. The batter boards are v readily adjustable vertically upon the posts carrying them by manipulating the wing nuts 23 and associated elements. By adjusting the batter boards vertically, all of the lines 25 may be arranged perfectly level'with the lines defining a horizontal levelplane.

After the batter boards have served their purpose in the construction of the building, they may be detached from their posts 10 and I5 and folded into a highly compact arrangement for transporting them or for storage purposes Since the posts and batter boards are formed of metal, they are extremely strong and subject to substantially no damaging wear. The batter boards 7 may be repeatedly used, and they should last substantially indefinitely. The posts l0 and 15, as well asthebatterboards, are formed from standard'metal stock, as previously stated, and the construction is very cheap.

It is to be understood that theform of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims,

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A structure foruse in the erection of corner supports for buildingfoundations comprising a corner post of right angular configuration in cross section and havingconnected'webs, said corner post having a lower end adapted to be driven into therground with the webs definingthe juncture of a pair of the-intersecting side lines of the foundation, end posts adapted to bervertically driven into the-ground parallel-with and spaced from each web, one end post being disposed along one side line in alignment with the corresponding web of th corner post and the other end post being disposed along the other side line of the foundation and in alignment with the other web, batter boards disposed in horizontal planes and connecting the end posts with the aligned webs of the corner post, said batter boards being vertically adjustable for disposition in various common horizontal planes and having means formed in predetermined fashion on their upper edges for the reception of lines which'intersect at an angle diametrically opposed to the angular juncture of the webs and which form with the webs a square; corner.

2. A structure for use in the erection of corner supports for building foundations comprising a corner post of right angular configuration in cross section and having connected webs, said corner post having a lower end adapted to be driven into: the ground with the webs defining the juncture of a pair of the intersecting side lines of the foundation, end posts adapted to be vertically driven into the ground parallel with and spaced from each web, one end post being disposed along one side line in alignment with the corresponding web of the corner post and the other end post being disposed along the other side line of the foundation and in alignment with the other web, batter boards disposed in horizontal planes and connecting the end posts with the aligned webs of the corner post, said batter boards being vertically adjustable for disposition in various common horizontal planes and having means formed in predetermined fashion on their upper edges for the reception of lines which intersect at an angle diametrically opposed to the angular juncture of the webs and which form with the webs a square corner, said webs and said end posts being formed with axial slots ,andgsaid endsof the batter board being provided with longitudinal spaced transverse apertures-for tliezselective reception of fasteners slidably disposed in the slots whereby the batter boards are vertically adjustable and the distancebetwelenthe.websand the end posts is variable.

WILLIAM R. BREUNINGER.

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